Appalachian State vs. Michigan. Rocky vs. Apollo Creed. David vs. Goliath. These are some of the greatest underdog stories in history, but the rematch generally didn’t go so well (David, of course, didn’t get a rematch but don’t ruin the narrative).
With rematch history against him, Tiger stalwart Mike Pelfrey took the mound in an attempt to thwart Chris Sale for the second time this month. And you know what? He can walk off undefeated. It wasn’t a good start by any means, and he was lucky to dance in and out of danger with help from excellent defense all night long, but Pelfrey left the game with a 3-3 tie.